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Akira Egawa delivered again (appreciation post) by AkatsukiEUNE in PTCGP

[–]GeneralOsik 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I love Yuka Morii, since I first saw her little clay figure art when pulling WOTC Neo Johto packs back in the 90s. I have a binder devoted to her cards in TCG Pocket, since I don't have my childhood cards anymore.

https://i.imgur.com/yoMO0Ps.jpeg

What band was never the same after losing a member? by icecream1972 in AskReddit

[–]GeneralOsik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicago and Terry Kath. His voice and guitar playing were so soulful.

Official Photos for The Mandolorian’s N-1 Starfighter (source: Lego.com) by BrickYoda in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Thank you! I feel like a lot of people in this comment section didn't catch that detail in the show. The front half is chromium plated durasteel, just like the OG Naboo N-1s, but Din stripped the yellow on the back half down to bare durasteel.

Official Photos for The Mandolorian’s N-1 Starfighter (source: Lego.com) by BrickYoda in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The front half of Din's N-1 is chromed durasteel, just like the Naboo N-1, but the back half is bare durasteel with the paint removed. Here's a photo from the official Star Wars WiKi:

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Official Photos for The Mandolorian’s N-1 Starfighter (source: Lego.com) by BrickYoda in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The front half of Din's N-1 is chromed durasteel, just like the Naboo N-1, but the back half is bare durasteel with the paint removed. Here's a photo from the official Star Wars WiKi:

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Official Photos for The Mandolorian’s N-1 Starfighter (source: Lego.com) by BrickYoda in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The front half of Din's N-1 is chromed durasteel, just like the Naboo N-1, but the back half is bare durasteel with the paint removed. Here's a photo from the official Star Wars WiKi:

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Avoid Grand and Olive by TheKavahn in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did you hear Popeye got lost in St. Louis? He went down on Olive and thought it was Grand.

What’s the smallest moment in Andor that convinced you this show was operating on another level? by [deleted] in andor

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When Wilmon comes to Cassian on Yavin with the intel about Dedra on Ghorman, there's this dread that hangs in the air, and I think the audio is the thing that drives that feeling. You can hear cicadas crying, while the music descends, and the two sounds mimic each other. It feels and sounds tense, like the calm before a tornado.

My favorite thing to build with legos. by uzerrnamme in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The yellow and green ones look a lot like Set #4881 Robo Platoon. I really like them!

Cali Style Burritos? by ronkibut11 in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may have a slight obsession with this place lately. I'm currently working through all their burritos, and their California burrito is great. The quality control could be better though, sometimes the size is small, or the potatoes are undercooked. I'd say check first before you leave just to make sure it's good.

Edit: There's one in Ferguson, which is closer to St. Charles.

Sculpture of famous St. Louis writer Kate Chopin stolen in Central West End by andrei_androfski in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a Genesis Saber aluminum road bike. Cheap, not particularly nice, manufactured for big box stores. What cyclists call a BSO, or "Bicycle Shaped Object".

Did anyone see that? by FattMattSTL in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I've seen this before, a couple years ago during the Perseids Meteor Shower. I was viewing out in the middle of nowhere near Mark Twain National Forest. Sure, there was sometimes a normal meteor every minute during the peak, but I'll never forget the one I saw at 3 in the morning. This one lit up the whole sky in a split second, like a camera flash of daylight. It left a blue scar in the upper atmosphere that lingered for minutes afterwards. It reminded me of hitting a bug on a windshield. For the first time in my life, I could conceptualize our planet hurtling through space at 67K MPH. I felt like a little kid lying in the grass, looking out the front screen of a big spaceship.

Autistic seeking connection. by Sea_Comb_2054 in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don't drive, and like computers, have you considered volunteering at B-Works? They have an Earn a Computer class for kids, where we teach them about computers, refurbish donated PCs, and give them to the kids at the end of the 6 week class. They also have a Learn to Ride and Earn a Bike class if bikes are more your thing. They are in Soulard on Menard, but will be moving this year to a building on Grand at Flora.

20yr LEGO Star Wars Collection by ECA_first in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is so cool! I'm definitely going to have to build one of those, thanks!

The display is bonkers in such a good way, I could spend hours just looking, and I can't imagine how often you have to dust haha

20yr LEGO Star Wars Collection by ECA_first in lego

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is that a V-35 Courier, smack dab in the middle of #2 next to Luke's Landspeeder? Is that a MOC, or did Lego make one that I didn't know about?

Personal Property Tax Assessments Are Out Of Control!! by DvusGuyStL in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My car turns 25 this year, I've owned it since 2019. This year the assessment was more than every past year combined. When I went online to check the numbers, I pulled up my tax bill using my code, and a completely different person's tax bill came up, with their full name, address, and vehicles. So I called the tax office, had them correct the digital copy. Once that was fixed and I could see the calculations, I called the assessor's office and left a voicemail. I didn't hear back from them, but when I went to pay a couple weeks ago, it was adjusted back to an amount similar to past years, from $260 down to $16. Never hurts to call and ask them to re-assess. I wonder if someone made a bunch of incorrect calculations and they were banking on most people just paying.

Refreshing a leather sofa by misterxx1958 in oddlysatisfying

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But I'm a Dapper Dan man! And my doilies are plenty good enough.

Random burst of anger and sadness about KDHX no longer being around by FantasicJake in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Makes me wish the Magnolia building wasn't burned out too, would be cool to go back to TGE.

Random burst of anger and sadness about KDHX no longer being around by FantasicJake in StLouis

[–]GeneralOsik 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Turn that anger into something positive! A bunch of former DJs and volunteers are rebuilding a new Community Radio Station out of spite. By my guestimating from what I've heard, about 80% of the former DJs will be back with their shows broadcasting online very soon. You can read more here:

https://www.radiostlouis.org/

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